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verb · intransitive · rare

carny

carny · carnies · carnied · carnying

To cajole, wheedle, or coaxTo cajole, wheedle, or coax.

Meaning

1 senses

(dialectal)To cajole, wheedle, or coax.

Origin

Of unknown origin.

Of unknown origin.

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Forms

carnies, carnying, carnied, carnied

Base form	carny · to carny
3rd person singular	carnies
Present participle	carnying
Past simple	carnied
Past participle	carnied

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	carny
he, she, it	carnies

Past simpleLesson

all persons

carnied

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have carnied
he, she, it	has carnied

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will carny

Synonyms

28 synonyms

coaxC2 soapA2 strokeB2 twistB1 wordA1 butter up inveigle sweet-talk blandander blandish cajole sweeten fast-talk canoodle

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

carnivalB2 carnivore carnivorous carol caroline carotene

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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